- Date
- September 27, 1972
- Place
- Alligator, MS · ALLIGATOR, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N21605Cessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169197
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4013 72/9/27 ALLIGATOR,MISS CESSNA A188B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 10000 TIME - 0745 N21605 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALLIGATOR,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 170 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SVRL FUEL LINE FITTINGS UNDERTORQUED.HYD OUTPUT PRESS LINE,NON-APVD,HAD APRX 0.125IN HOLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21605
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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